Information for Refugees

A warm welcome to Eching am Ammersee!

Our village with 1.752 residents is located at the north shore of the Ammersee.
At the lake one can go swimming, walking and cycling. The local community also has a variety of clubs for various sports, musical and theatre activities.

The numerous members of our volunteer groups are here to assist you to the best of their abilities with settling into everyday life, learning German and familiarising yourself with German culture
and law to better enable you to integrate as members of our community.

On the other hand, members of our community expect you to be willing and proactive in integrating yourselves into our society.
“That includes the expectation that you respect our laws and values, as expressed by our constitution and laws, and that you integrate fully into our society on this basis, particularly by
learning the German language to the point of commanding the language.”
(We have translated this from State of the Nation address by Chancellor Angela Merkel on 24.09.2015 Auszug aus der Regierungserklärung von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel vom
24.09.2015)

The Refugee Identification Card is to assist asylum seekers with saving documentation and information for the application process in
electronic format for access by both asylum seekers and relevant authorities.